“I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.”

—  Martin Sheen

2000s, Progressive magazine interview (2003)
Context: I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.

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